MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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